Do individual dimensions in vector space have meaning?
Do individual dimensions in vector space have meaning?


IIRC, some dimensions are interpretable, but in general this is not the case. Also it is debatable as to wether it is actually learning the actual representation or just an approximation of it. But in any case its not very reliable outside from some edge cases.


  If we picked out only a single dimension, does that dimension itself convey some predictable or determinable information? 


Yes, but as to what that information entails in terms of "meaning" is lesser clear. You could say that if in a certain dimension the distance between two vectors is 0, then you have am estimate of the real distance that is better than guessing.